We are going to Japan from Saturday 20 October until Saturday 10 November weeks), and we are looking for somebody to look after our house and pets while we are away.
Our house is in Corsair Bay, Lyttelton which is about 10 km from central Christchurch and is about one minute walking distance from a nice swimming beach. There's loads of outdoor things to do in the area, like cycling, swimming and walking tracks through fantastic scenery.
The house is small, with 2 bedrooms, an open-plan living area and kitchen, sunny deck and outdoor seating area. The house is on a hill overlooking the bay (and beach). It is above the road and is reached by climbing about 30 steps.
We have two cats: Arizona and Wednesday, four chickens (1 rooster, 3 hens), and gold fish. These are all fairly easy care – they just need water and food every day. Wednesday is quite an old cat and isn't very well, so she lives indoors and has a litter box that needs to be cleaned out occasionally.
We are looking for responsible house-sitters who are able to stay for the full time that we are away. We don't require any payment apart from for any phone calls made – but in exchange for the use of the house, we would expect you to look after the pets and house, and water the plants occasionally.